Lately, I've found myself becoming more and more conscious of what I eat. Not just eliminating the fast foods and other foods that are "bad" for you, but truelly attempting to eliminate everything that is "bad" for human consumption. I grew up in a household and a time where organic food was never mentioned, an not something that I ever thought about.
After taking our Bradley Method classes for the birth of our daughter, I really started paying attention to what is in some of the foods I have always eaten. I find myself looking for the hydrogenated oils to stay away from as well as looking for foods that are labeled "All Natural", meaning there are no artificial sweeteners or preservatives, among other chemicals, used. I have even gone so far as to purchase the organic vegitables, fruits, and meats if they are available. I've been impressed with our local food markets, they all seem to have a decent section devoted to the organically grown produce, and the prices are not that much higher, although they are a bit. I've even found a stand at Lancaster Central market that sells organic produce that I can have Karen stop at.
This year, we had Christmas dinner at our house, and we used a free range turkey, organic milk, organic celery, and a few other organic or natural ingredients in our cooking, and it all turned out very well. That is one thing I have noticed, the organic/natural foods taste much better, they have a "cleaner" taste to them, than their counterparts. Even the organic coffee I order from Green Mountain Coffee Roasters has a much cleaner taste than even the Jamaican Blue Mountain ($36.00/lb) coffee that I had been drinking previously.
Sarah is on a strict diet of organic fruits and vegetables, and will continue to be fed the organic Tender Harvest by Gerber foods until she is out of baby food. I would really like to continue to feed her organic food as long as she is in our care, but we'll see what happens.
Posted by doug at January 7, 2005 02:16 PM | TrackBackI agree with you, I like organic foods and try to use it as much as possible. Yet, i find it challenging to cook dinner ever night using organic-only foods. But I am a dying breed who "makes a family dinner" every night! :)
Posted by: claire at January 7, 2005 04:36 PMI could actually see it as being easier to use the organic foods more if I cooked every night. We just don't make dinner enough at home to warrant buying a whole lot of fresh (organic or not) foods, because they spoil so quickly. I'm not necessarily trying to go pure organic, but there is no reason to not use the organic foods if they are "readily" available, like some of the vegetables I use.
I've even found organic sugar at the supermarket. That really suprised me.
Posted by: doug at January 7, 2005 04:44 PMWhile picking up lunch at the local Giant today, I wandered down the chip aisle looking for some organic blue corn chips. To my amazement, I saw "All Natural" Doritos and Cheetos! Looking at Frito-Lay's website, the apparently have a decent selection of all natural chips.
Posted by: doug at January 12, 2005 12:59 PM